Politifact.com: Statements from Bumper Stickerhttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/bumper-sticker/Statements from Bumper Sticker reviewed by Politifact.comen-usTue, 21 Dec 2010 13:08:57 -0500 Bumper Sticker:
&quot;CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn.&quot;http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/dec/21/bumper-sticker/bumper-sticker-says-ceos-make-431-times-what-their/The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Bumper sticker says CEOs rake in the equivalent of a worker's yearly pay every two days
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<p> Most bumper stickers don&rsquo;t lend themselves to fact-checking. So many are&nbsp;simple statements of support for candidates or opinions. After all, how can you fact-check &quot;I believe in whirled peas?&quot; But we came across one in downtown D.C. the other day that made us go, Hmm. &quot;CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn. Support unions.&quot; 431 times? Really? It wasn&rsquo;t hard to find the source of the number at the heart of the bumper sticker&rsquo;s claim. For many years the liberal Institute for Policy Studies and ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/dec/21/bumper-sticker/bumper-sticker-says-ceos-make-431-times-what-their/">>> More</a>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:08:57 -0500http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/dec/21/bumper-sticker/bumper-sticker-says-ceos-make-431-times-what-their/